CEUs
Need CEUs? Browse these available programs from our manufacturer partners and contact us to set up a session.
Acoustics... It's All Greek to Me
Participants will learn to better understand acoustics and will discover its importance to the design process; which they will then be able to translate directly, and instantly, to the benefit of both present and pending projects.
- Discovery: Why acoustical elements should be designed into your project from the very beginning
- Learning: Why acoustics are important to the success of your project
- Exploration: Acoustics don’t have to be boring
- Conversation: Good acoustics provide both a healthy environment and a healthy bottom line
Acoustics: The Key to Happier and Healthier Workspaces
This session aims to educate designers, architects, and facility managers about the need to consider acoustics at the start of a project.
- Attendees will gain insights and a better understanding of the importance and impact of sound in a daily working environment. The instructor will share tips and tricks on mastering and balancing sound with examples from different case studies.
- Additionally, attendees will be motivated to introduce more biophilic and biometric designs, recognizing how these can contribute to creating better acoustic treatments.
- Finally, attendees will be equipped to create a perfect ’sound frame’ for quiet and happier workspaces.
IDCEC code: 12-00002214 | AIA code: CEU-10022
Topic: Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) for Architects
The Power of Acoustic Lighting
This course showcases how adequate acoustics and lighting play a key role on mental health and physical well-being in the workspace.
- Attendees will discover the importance and impact of sound and light in the daily office environment, learning how these elements affect productivity and the well-being of the occupants of the office space.
- Attendees will gain a better understanding of the theory behind acoustics and lighting, learning how acoustic lighting balances the acoustics in a room while improving the lighting in the space to improve office space comfort.
- Attendees will learn through examples on how to design for open spaces, meeting rooms, and lobbies to create a better-balanced sound and light plan.
IDCEC code: 12-00002214 | AIA code: CEU-10022
Topic: Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) for Architects
HCAHPS: What Does It Mean; Its Role in Patient Communication
Every day a new acronym is thrown our way. While HCAHPS has been around for the better part of a decade, understanding how furnishings, particularly something as simple as a whiteboard, can affect patient engagement is confusing.
This CEU will define HCAHPS and explain the key role design plays in achieving higher scores. Discover Ghent’s product applications and relevance to help understand how to improve scores through design.
Program Credits: AIA HSW, IDCEC HSW
Beyond the Classroom: How Outdoor Learning Spaces Help Improve Student Performance & Wellbeing
Meeting and learning outdoors creates a people/student-first environment. Creating intentional spaces for collaboration and learning has been shown to improve mental, physical, and emotional health.
This course will discuss the importance of including outdoor learning environments in educational facilities, the risks of excluding these spaces, and the relationship to physical health, mental well-being, and academic performance.
Program Credits: AIA HSW, IDCEC HSW
Why Standards Matter
This course provides knowledge about BIFMA’s mission and work. The course explains Why Standards Matter to all involved with furniture procurement to ensure decisions are informed by safety, wellness, and sustainability.
In this course, you’ll learn about the historical context that drove the need for developing industry-wide furniture performance standards and understand the impact of social, economic, and technological trends on the bottom line for business owners.
Program Credits: AIA HSW, IDCEC HSW, GBCI
Attributes of Contract Furniture
What drives furniture decisions in commercial environments?
Key attributes are: Aesthetics, Quality, Craftsmanship, Safety, Performance, Health & Wellness, Sustainability, and Verification. These dimensions of commercial furniture are explored for their impact on decision-making so professionals can put safety, sustainability, and wellness at the forefront of the selection process. You will understand the value of original design and how materiality is a critical factor of product appropriateness.
Program Credits: AIA HSW, IDCEC HSW, GBCI
Clarifying Sustainability Standards Through Furniture
What do you wonder about furniture?
This course compares and explains various sustainability rating tools used in the built environment including building rating systems, programs that provide information transparency, and certifications used for materials and products. LEVEL® by BIFMA’s furniture certification program is overlayed throughout to understand the contribution of sustainable furniture in creating spaces with a comprehensive vision for environmental sustainability and human health and wellness.
Program Credits: AIA HSW, IDCEC HSW, GBCI
A View Into Healthcare
The CEU is focused on the issues and needs of the aging population. It is intended to help guide designers by offering practical solutions and meaningful design interventions to benefit this population in outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Understand care population and design implications within acute and outpatient care settings
- Provision of design solutions for older adults within healthcare settings
- Provision of resources to assist with designing for older adults
Innovative Strategies for Designing Safer Mental & Behavioral Health Environments
The CEU is focused on the differences and needs of behavioral health facilities. It is intended to help guide designers by offering practical solutions and meaningful design interventions to benefit in outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Understand the differences between mental and behavioral health facilities and general healthcare facilities.
- Understand how strategic design interventions can support patient well-being and reduce aggressive behavior.
- Learn the risk levels in mental and behavioral health environments and how to specify furniture according to the risk levels.
- Identify trends in mental and behavioral health design.
Booth Camp
Several factors go into a great booth design, including space planning, size and shape of the booth, choosing the parts needed for the functionality of the space, and selecting the right materials and finishes.
This course dives deeper into all these areas to help you design spaces with the best booth designs.
Register for the next virtual session on their website »
Neurodesign!
Designing Brain-First Spaces
- Teachable virtually or in person in your local market
- Explores how workplace design impacts brain function
- Helps position Thinkspace and you as design thought leaders
- Includes on-demand video training to help you prepare
- Approved and ready to present today!
1-hour CEU for IIDA, ASID, and IDC members
IDCEC-accredited with HSW (Health, Safety, Welfare)
Education at Ultrafabrics
Ultrafabrics goes beyond fabric to educate designers and architects on various areas within design. With the option for in-person or virtual presentations, Ultrafabrics supports your continuing education.
- Polyurethane Fabric: Learn about the history of polyurethane and how to successfully specify high-performance fabric, including specification tips. (45 mins)
- The Power of Color: Gain an understanding of how color can evoke feelings and create moods in a space. (45 mins)
- Sense & Sustainability: Decipher sustainable standards, language, and goals for fabrics. (60 mins)
- Designing with Sound: Demystify acoustician recommendations and test reports and gain a deeper understanding of acoustical comfort.
- Designing for the Senses: Explore how to utilize the power of the senses to design an experience, not just a space.
How to Combat Superbugs
Superbugs in the healthcare environment cost millions of dollars each year. Instead of using harmful chemicals to control the spread of these ever-evolving bacteria, there is a safe solution: copper.
- Learn about superbugs and how they are affecting healthcare environments.
- Explore the history, properties, and uses of copper.
- Discover how copper can be used in acute environments to combat superbugs.
- Learn how reducing or eliminating superbugs can help save lives and money.
Ergonomics and the Future Workplace
Learn more about the evolution of work including risks and challenges facing knowledge workers due to; constant connectivity, technological trends, shifting norms & expectations, and the anticipated adaptation resulting from COVID-19.
- Review the changing landscape of the modern workplace
- Understand ergonomics and strategic workplace design
- Look at considerations for adaptation resulting from COVID